Act in Relation to the Organization of a Colored Regiment in the City of New York

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Became a law June 2, 1913, with the approval of the Governor. Passed, three-fifths being present.

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. Article two of chapter forty-one of the laws of nineteen hundred and nine, entitled “An act in relation to the militia, constituting chapter thirty-six of the consolidated laws,” is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof a new section, to be section forty, to read as follows:

§40. Colored regiment of infantry. Within three months after this section takes effect, the adjutant-general shall organize and equip a colored regiment of infantry in the city of New York. Such regiment when organized and equipped shall become a part of the national guard of the state of New York, and subject to all the statutes, rules and regulations governing such national guard. The officers of such regiment shall be commissioned by the governor, subject to the provisions of this chapter, in relation to eligibility and examination. The armory board of the city of New York shall provide quarters for such regiment.

§2. This act shall take effect immediately.